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Dr Isobel Ryder

Name: Isobel Ryder
Title: Dr
Qualifications: PhD, MSc, PGCEA, RM, ADM
Department: SHSSW
Address: James Watson West, 2 King Richard 1st Road, Portsmouth, P01 2FR
Email: isobel.ryder@port.ac.uk
Telephone: 023 9284 2845

What is your role on the Professional Doctorate?  

Unit co-ordinator PD03 Publication & Dissemination, Pathway Lead for Doctorate in Health Science

What is your background?

Midwife, Senior Lecturer in SHSSW, now Associate Head Education SHSSW, University of Portsmouth

What are your research interests? 

Sociology of women’s health, physiological changes over time, service improvement and clinical governance.

How many times have you supervised as:-

Director of Studies (completed supervisions only) - 2

2nd Supervisor (completed supervisions only) - 2

Publications (up to three)

Ryder I & Alexander J. 2004 Coccydynia: a woman’s tail.p 136-141.In: (Ed) Wickham S. Midwifery Best Practice 2: Books for Midwives. Elsevier.
Ryder I and Alexander J. 2000 “Coccydynia: a woman’s tail”. Midwifery 16(2):155-60.
Ryder, I. 1999 “Serum screening for Down syndrome: a dilemma for the unsupported midwife?”  Midwifery 15(1):16-23.

Current Projects:

Evaluation of a self-management physiotherapy programme for cystic fibrosis.

Military physiotherapists’ attitudes and beliefs towards low back pain and their influence on the management of military patients with chronic low back pain.

Past Projects:

Evaluation and development of a rehabilitation programme for patients with massive, irreparable rotator cuff tears.
Intentional practice in mediation: developing a theoretical model for practice.
A study of nursing documentation at HMC in the state of Qatar

Define best research/education experience:

Evidence used to improve outcomes for patients and practice through education, team learning and organisational development.

Favourite relevant quote:

“The times they are a-changin”. Bob Dylan (1964).